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Submission to the UN consultation on corporate accountability in the context of human rights and climate change

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  • Higham, Ian
  • Higham, Catherine
  • Feyertag, Joe
  • Chan, Tiffanie
  • Sharp, Jared
  • Da Silva, Filipe
  • Jahn, Valentin
  • Diaz Puerto, Nelson

Abstract

This report consists of a submission by the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment to a call for inputs on corporate accountability in the context of human rights and climate change. It was issued by the UN Special Rapporteur on climate change to inform a report that will be presented to the 56th Session of the Human Rights Council in 2024. The submission includes responses to questions on topics including: corporate disclosure mechanisms; climate change risks and corporate accountability; net zero accountability and greenwashing; the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights in relation to climate change; and the role of the finance and banking sector.

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  • Higham, Ian & Higham, Catherine & Feyertag, Joe & Chan, Tiffanie & Sharp, Jared & Da Silva, Filipe & Jahn, Valentin & Diaz Puerto, Nelson, 2024. "Submission to the UN consultation on corporate accountability in the context of human rights and climate change," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 129171, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
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    • R14 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Land Use Patterns
    • J01 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - General - - - Labor Economics: General

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